Glastonbury to Bath - 47k - Sat 16, Sun 17 June

We left Glastonbury after a great night at the 'King William' - a great old Hotel in the heart of the city. We started the day with a great 'full english breakfast' in the small kitchen area. There was only Julie and I, and one other couple for breakfast. When the other couple left the small dining area, we had a visit from the Hotel cat. We ignored it as best we could, so to get our attention it jumped up on the table beside us and sat on the bread plate, as well as the lovely newly set cutlery. We wondered whether it had been sitting on our table before we came into the room! We had a tour of the ruins of the Glastonbury Abbey, and then set off for Wells, a lovely village with a massive Cathedral and Bishop's Palace around which the village of Wells has been built. The land was granted to the Bishop by King John in 1209, and has been gradually added to by Bishops over the years. Itr is a massively beautiful structure. The road to Wells was delightfully flat, and we enjoyed the pleasant ride for the 9k to Wells. The great old Hymn of the Church 'Rock of Ages, Cleft for me (a reference to Jesus) was written near here, and the tune in our Salvation Army Tune Book 'Wells' is used for this Hymn as well as other words composed for Salvation Army use (Holy Spirit, dwell with me.....) so guess what I was humming as we climbed our way out of Wells. We \had a great visit - met great people in Richard and Louise, and enjoyed the sunny stroll through the Bishops Palace grounds. The ride out was a shock - once we left the village it started to climb, and didn't stop until another 7k or so later. We were crossing the Mendip range though, so we should have expected it.

The ride to Bath was otherwise enjoyable, especially the approach to this ancient Roman city of hot Baths and spas, which was flat to downhill for many k's, with spectacular scenery of the ancient and approaching city. We were booked in to the White Hart Hotel, right in the heart of Bath. We found our way there fairly easily, and after a shower enjoyed a stroll through the inner city area.

After a great nights sleep, we enjoyed a full rest day today. It was a day of strolling and sightseeing - the Abbey, the Roman Baths, the Circus and numerous other great attractions of the city. The city is beautiful, and being Father's Day here it was full with families enjoying a clear day for a change. We had a lovely afternoon sleep, a BBQ in the back gardens of the White Hart, and will have a quiet evening to prepare for our 100k to Charlbury tomorrow.

The middle part of England has been deluged with floods. We are trusting that by the time we make it there the water will have subsided. Almost all of UK has been wet over these past few days.

We send our love to all - until you hear from us again. Thanks for your messages. Its great to hear from you. K&J

We are quite fine and relaxed. We have both lost incredible weight, which I guess is not surprising - no fat in our diet and strenuous exercise all day long. Nothing fits too well anymore!